Weather in Cactus, Texas
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
89
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
8%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Cactus, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
92°
8p
87°
9p
82°
10p
77°
11p
75°
12a
73°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
94°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
90°
14%
7p
Cactus, TX
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—97°61°
- SundayMay 17Clear—93°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Partly Cloudy—76°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers55%69°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers73%76°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle44%72°55°
Cactus, TX
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Cactus, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · veering 48°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cactus, TX
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 122.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Cactus, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cactus, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cactus, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cactus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.